The all-Democrat government in Colorado – governor’s office, state House, state Senate and state Supreme Court – for years has had an agenda to eliminate the rights protected by the First Amendment.
It has tried over and over to set state requirements for speech that try to control the messages that people and organizations are allowed to express.
And now it’s getting sued for its latest scheming.
NetChoice, a social media corporation trade organization, sued the state “to stop the government’s attacks on websites that host free speech.”
The organization said in an announcement the state law, HB 24-1136, “mandates that websites display state-approved ‘warning’ messages to deter users from using online services and to promote the government’s controversial views on social media.”
“States can’t do by ‘warning label’ what they can’t do by outright ban. Trying to chill speech through stigma is still unconstitutional censorship, and we’re fighting to stop it in NetChoice v. Weiser,” the organization announced.
“At its core, this case is about one thing: compelled speech. Colorado is trying to force private websites to act as a mouthpiece for its preferred message,” said @Paul_Taske, co-director of the NetChoice Litigation Center.
“The state is free to share its view on any topic it wishes, but it cannot force private businesses to speak for it. When the government speaks for itself, there is no problem, but when it coerces others to speak, the government plainly violates the First Amendment.”
The state’s latest battle against constitutional rights involves its scheming to force websites and online publishers to state the state’s messages, whether they agree or not.
“It doesn’t matter whether it’s a billboard, a newspaper or a website—the government can’t force businesses to malign themselves because politicians don’t like them,” the organization said.
NEW LAWSUIT: NetChoice Sues to Stop Colorado’s Censorship Attack on Free Expression Online
DENVER—Today, NetChoice sued Colorado to stop the government’s attacks on websites that host free speech. HB 24-1136 mandates that websites display state-approved “warning” messages to… pic.twitter.com/IW4W2tJwBt
— NetChoice (@NetChoice) August 14, 2025
The case explains the First Amendment protects free speech, free expression and free thought, but Colorado’s law is at attempt to destroy all three.
“True safety measures don’t require violating the First Amendment,” it said.
A report at Complete Colorado said the state is demanding “advisory labels for underage users warning of the brain development effects of social media use.”
NetChoice is representing companies including Meta, Pinterest, Reddit, YouTube, and X and others.
The state’s demand for “popup warnings” takes effect in 2026.
The lawsuit reads, in part: “Colorado’s attempt to compel a content-based, speaker-based, and vague collection of ‘social media platforms’ to discourage minors from using their services is equally unlawful.”
The state has gone to war against Christians multiple times in recent years, attempting to force them to spout the state’s leftist messaging, specifically regarding the LGTB agenda.
Under homosexual Gov. Jared Polis, the state went all the way to the Supreme Court to try to force baker Jack Phillips to promote same-sex ideology with his cake artistry. The state lost, and got scolded by the high court for its “hostility” to Christianity.
The state did the same thing with a wedding site web designer, and lost again.
It is pursuing yet a third case, this time restricting the free speech of counselors, a case that hasn’t reached a final resolution yet.
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Author: Bob Unruh
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